Surviving Christmas

2004

PG-13

1h 31m

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5.7/10

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A wealthy executive, Drew Latham (Ben Affleck) has no close relationships and becomes nostalgic for his childhood home as Christmas approaches. When he visits the house and finds another family living there, he offers the residents, Tom Valco (James Gandolfini) and his wife, Christine (Catherine O'Hara), a large sum of money to pretend they are his parents. Soon Drew tests the couple's patience, and, when their daughter, Alicia (Christina Applegate), arrives, things get increasingly tense.

Directors

Mike Mitchell

Writers

Deborah Kaplan(screenplay by)

Harry Elfont(screenplay by)

Joshua Sternin(screenplay by)

Stars

Ben Affleck

James Gandolfini

Christina Applegate

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Top cast

Drew Latham

Tom Valco

Alicia Valco

Christine Valco

Brian Valco

Doo-Dah

Missy Vanglider

Heinrich

Horace Vanglider

Letitia Vanglider

Dr. Freeman

Doo-Dah Understudy

Kathryn

Cabbie

Suit

Levine the Lawyer

Santa

Santa's Photographer

Directors

Mike Mitchell

Writers

Deborah Kaplan(screenplay by)

Harry Elfont(screenplay by)

Joshua Sternin(screenplay by)

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6/10

The star cast elevate this a lot. Ben Affleck, James Gandolfini, Christina Applegate and Catherine O'Hara are, honestly, the only reasons this was watchable, for me personally at least. If it was a film with a lesser known cast, I wouldn't have any positives for it. For a festive flick, it's a little too mean-spirited. Of course that's the way these films usually go so the eventual pay-off can occur, though with this it's a bit too the other way and the aforementioned pay-off isn't all that pleasant. You gotta make the characters way more likeable if you're only gonna redeem them a tiny bit. <em>'Surviving Christmas'</em> is at least only a relatively short film at around 90 minutes and there are a couple (if not enough) amusing moments. There's also a surprisingly topical commentary on unintentionally consenting your likeness away via photos - I'm looking at you, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2022/dec/09/what-does-the-lensa-ai-app-do-with-my-selfies-self-portrait-photos-magic-avatar-generator-gone-viral" rel="nofollow">latest Instagram trend</a>.

r96sk10 Dec, 2022